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Strategic Volunteer Engagement: A Guide for Nonprofit and Public Sector Leaders

Developed through a research project funded by the Volunteer Impact Fund and published through a gift from the OneStar Foundation, Strategic Volunteer Engagement provides a strategic framework and offers critical management directives for working effectively with both skill-oriented and mission-focused volunteers serving on either a long term and episodic basis.

While executive directors of nonprofit organizations have grown accustomed to seeing their roles defined in terms of leveraging tight resources, maximizing community engagement, and advancing organizational growth and development, too few have made the connection between those goals and creating an effective system for volunteer engagement. The Guide offers a framework and guidance for executive directors interested in engaging volunteers to reach strategic goals in their organizations.

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A limited number of individual copies are available. Please email volunteer@rgkcenter.org